And we’re back!
August 19th, 2008A hush has descended over the Social Innovation Camp blog in recent months. But behind the scenes it’s been a hive of activity; after weeks of plotting and scheming, we’re really pleased to finally announce that Social Innovation Camp is kicking back into action this Autumn.
Thanks to NESTA and the Young Foundation – and a whole host of other wonderful people – we’ll be back at 18 Victoria Park Square from 5th-7th December 2008 for our second Social Innovation Camp. Our Call for Ideas will be launching in a few weeks time along with a nice new up-to-date website. And if you missed out on round one, check out what happened at Social Innovation Camp back in April.
But that’s not all. Expanding on the original idea, we’re also looking forward to launching a series of sister mini-events: Social Innovation Meetups. These will be monthly events kicking off in October and will be informal evenings, bringing web developers, designers and social needs experts to share knowledge and skills. More information coming soon on how these will work, including venue details and how to get involved.
Finally – and most importantly – Social Innovation Camp is hiring! We’re after a fantastic events manager to join the team based at the Young Foundation in Bethnal Green. See here for details of the position and how to apply. Time is short so if you’re interested or think you know someone who might be, please do get in touch.
More information to follow shortly on the future of Social Innovation Camp: sign up to our mailing list, Twitter and on Facebook to get regular updates.
October 6th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
[...] Part of the creative energy for Social Innovation Camp came from freeing the participants from the expectations of their days jobs; the camp was a license to say ‘all power to the imagination’. But how deep does this go – is it just the excitement of demob-happy designers, geeks & charity workers ignoring the fact that Monday morning will come again? Or does it prefigure some genuine social restructuring, which would make the camps a relative of Hakim Bey’s Temporary Autonomous Zone. After all, the “the socio-political tactic of creating temporary spaces that elude formal structures of control” is also a neat summary of social media. It’ll be interesting to see how this unfolds over the next months, and Social Innovation Camp will be pitching in now that we’re back! [...]